St. Mary's Canossian School
School Type
District: Yau Tsim Mong
Primary One School Net: 31
School Type: Subsidized
Student's gender: Female
Medium of Instruction: Chinese, Mandarin and English
School religion: Catholic
One Dragon Secondary School: St. Mary's Canossian College
Directly affiliated secondary schools: -
Contact Secondary Schools:-
School History
Year of Establishment: 1900
Organization: Sisters of Charity of the Canossians
Mission: The school follows the spirit of the Sisters of Charity of the Canossian Church: to cultivate students' integrity and evangelical values, and to fulfill the school motto "One Heart One Way", so that students can have a balanced development of morality, intellectuality, physical fitness, social skills, aesthetics, and spirituality so that they can develop their strengths, and contribute to their families, schools, communities, and the country.
School Motto: One Heart One Way
Management Structure: The School Management Committee (SMC) is the highest decision-making body of the school. The Principal leads the School Development and Assessment Team (SDAT) in formulating the School Development Plan (SDP) and practicing the Planning-Implementation-Evaluation (PIE) through the regular self-evaluation mechanism, which is accomplished through the cooperation of teachers of all subjects and groups.
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Wong Pui Ling
Existing Principal: Au Man Yee
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Teacher Information
Total number of teachers: 47
Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 98%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 98%
Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 38%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 53%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 21%
Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 19%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 60%
Class Establishment:
Number of Primary One classes in this school year: 4
Number of Primary Two classes in this school year: 4
Number of Primary Three classes in this school year: 4
Number of Primary 4 classes in this school year: 4
Number of Primary 5 classes in this school year: 4
Number of Primary Six classes in this school year: 4
Total number of classes in the 2023-2024 school year: 24
Classroom teaching model:
1. There shall be two (2) "PMIC" classes for each of Grades 2 and 3, and one (1) "PMIC" class for each of Grades 4 to 6.
2. Due to the need to match the number of students in the through-train secondary schools, "Small Class Teaching" will be implemented starting from the 12-13 school year.
Placement in classes:
Grade 1 is divided into equal classes. Grades 2 and 3 are divided into "Putonghua Intermediate" and "Cantonese Intermediate" classes according to students' Chinese and Putonghua proficiency. Grades 4-6 are divided into classes according to ability.
Number of tests and examinations:
No. of General Practice Tests in a year: 2
No. of examinations of the whole subject in a year: 2
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School Wind:
The school has a strong religious atmosphere and emphasizes "spiritual cultivation". Teachers and students love school life, care for and respect each other, and honor the tradition of simplicity and humility. Through planned activities, the school encourages students to actively participate in experiences that support their growth needs, so that they can fully commit themselves to pursuing a healthy and enjoyable life and creating a quality campus.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
1. To implement cross-curricular thematic life-wide learning in Key Stage 1 to inspire students' thinking, enhance their independent learning and enquiry skills, and broaden their learning experience.
2. In Key Stage 2, students engage in project-based learning, which involves an in-depth exploration of a social, environmental or values-related topic.
3. to fully utilize the e-Learning management platform to design a wide range of learning materials for both high and low ability students.
4. a "portable device" program is initiated in grade 4 to promote personalized learning opportunities and self-directed learning for students.
5. To implement STEM education for scientific enquiry and problem solving through the development of a supra-subjective model based on ICT/Programming Education, Science, Mathematics and General Studies.
6. to develop note-taking skills, habits, and learning strategies such as higher order thinking, so as to enhance students' ability to learn independently and their positive learning attitudes.
Life-wide Learning:
There are about 40 interest groups, including four uniformed teams, and arrangements for after-school interest classes, trips, sports events, academic and sports activities both inside and outside the school, volunteer services and summer activities.
Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:
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Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The school provides additional support to the admitted NCS students to help them learn Chinese: providing after-school Chinese learning support; and organizing inclusive campus activities.
Home school cooperation:
The PTA organizes parent-child activities, parent workshops or seminars, publishes newsletters, and sponsors learning and exchange activities outside of Hong Kong; sends representatives to participate in the school bus and lunch committees and assists in tendering matters, and parent volunteers also provide a lot of manpower support to the school.
Environmental Policy:
Enhance the use of electronic circulars and documents and reduce paper printing.
School facilities:
Number of Classrooms: 24
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 2
Number of Libraries: 1
Special Rooms: 10 (visual arts room, music room, computer room, multimedia classroom, general studies/STEM room, distance learning room, counseling room, activity room, etc.)
School Bus: Yes
Nanny Car: No
School contact information:
Tel: 23684204
Fax: 23141966
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.smcs.edu.hk
Address: 162 Austin Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Webpage update: January 4, 2024
